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Valerio Prignachi: ''Making communities family-oriented is a task for the local and regional level''

Valerio Prignachi: ''Making communities family-oriented is a task for the local and regional level''
[16/06/2009]

''The task of creating family-friendly communities, which cuts across all aspects of local governance, is at the very heart of our mission as territorial authorities, whose crucial role must be taken on board in the elaboration of national policies,'' Valerio Priganchi, President of the Congress’ Committee on Social Cohesion, stressed at the opening of the Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Family Affairs, in Vienna on 16 June. ''There is a clear link between people’s willingness to have children and the conditions of life and work in our communities. We must also protect those children who already live in our cities,'' he said.